Overcoming Bogor Traffic Jams, Peak Route II Is Targeted To Be Completed This Year

BOGOR - The construction of the Puncak II route, Bogor Regency, West Java is currently being carried out by the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (KemenPUPR) through the Regional Road Inpres or IJD, together with the Bogor Regency Government and the Army through the Manunggal Army to Build Villages (TMMD).

Acting Bogor Regent Asmawa Tosepu targets the opening of the road in the eastern region of Bogor Regency to be completed this year.

"The completion is estimated at the end of the year, thankfully it can be accelerated in September, including there are about 2.4 kilometers that are new to pioneering, hopefully in the Revised APBD we can finish with hardening," said Asmawa, Monday, July 15.

Asmawa met with Vice President Ma'ruf Amin at the Vice President's official residence, in Jakarta, today discussing the plan to organize the Puncak tourist area, Cisarua, and the construction of the Puncak II Line.

"Today we were received directly by Mr. Vice President, Prof. KH Ma'ruf amin, in order to report on the development of infrastructure development," said Asmawa.

He also reported on the development of the arrangement of the Puncak tourist area carried out by the Bogor Regency Government together with a number of other institutions since the last two weeks after the transfer of street vendors or street vendors to the Gunung Mas Rest Area.

"Including the needs and future development plans," he said.

Meanwhile, related to the plan to relocate second-stage traders who are currently in the administrative process in the form of a written warning to street vendors.

Because, he said, there are still 194 street vendors who will be moved to rest areas by controlling their stalls along the Puncak route.

Asmawa directly led the control of the first phase of street vendors in the Puncak area on Monday, June 24, 2024, despite being rejected by some traders.

In controlling this merchant stall, the Bogor Regency Government razed 329 buildings along the Puncak Line, consisting of 185 buildings from Gantole to the Gunung Mas Rest Area, and 144 buildings from the Taman Safari Indonesia intersection to the Gunung Mas Rest Area.

He ensured that the economy of street vendors or street vendors in the Tourism Area would be better after moving to the Gunung Mas Rest Area.

The construction of a rest area on an area of 7 hectares belonging to PT Perkebunan Nusantara VIII has been carried out since 2020-2021.

The Gunung Mas Rest Area has a capacity of 516 kiosks consisting of 100 stalls for wet traders such as vegetables and fruit, as well as 416 kiosks for dry traders such as souvenirs and snacks. Where each kiosk has an area of 11 square meters, both wet and dry.